A large Eurasian bird of prey resembling a buzzard, having a small head and long tail, feeding on bees and wasps and their nests.
蜂鹰
Genus Pernis, family Accipitridae: three species, in particular P. apivorus
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Research elsewhere in the UK has confirmed that adverse weather is not a dominant factor in the success of breeding honey buzzards.
This project aims to trace the migration and wintering sites of the small population of honey buzzards which live in the Highlands.
Finally, the honey buzzards, young griffon vultures and hobbies mark the end of the spring or prenuptial migration, around the end of June.
Before she began monitoring the poachers, more than 5,000 supposedly protected birds - mostly honey buzzards, falcons, storks, orioles, kestrels and swallows - were slaughtered each year.
Some were seen shooting at honey buzzards from every imaginable place, the police source said.
Meanwhile, whether it's a rare honey buzzard one day or a champion racehorse the next, the animal hospitals remain busy and stimulating places.
The location of the nest is being kept secret, as honey buzzards are a prime target for egg collectors and are a species of conservation concern throughout Europe.
A honey buzzard set off in heavy pursuit of a Bonelli's eagle, and a clean looking Scavenger vulture flew on in solitary splendour.